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Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

 

 

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Exhibitions > Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
November 09, 2004 - March 20, 2005
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Tunnel Vision: New York Subway Construction Photographs, 1900–1908
November 23, 2004 - February 20, 2005

On October 27, 1904, New York City's subway system officially opened, but talks to build an underground rail system began soon after London opened its subway in 1863. It wasn't...

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Arriving In Style: Treasures Of Eighteenth-Century New York
November 23, 2004 - February 20, 2005

One of the rarest and most opulent carriages used in early New York, the Beekman Coach, is display at the New-York Historical Society in its newest exhibit, Arriving in...

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Around Town Underground: Prints From The Collection Of Dave And Reba Williams
August 03, 2004 - November 07, 2004

When the first segment of Gotham's subway system opened on October 27, 1904, most Manhattanites lived and worked below 14th Street, while the rest of the island remained thinly...

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If Elected: Campaigning For The Presidency
June 22, 2004 - November 03, 2004

In August and September, 2004, New York City will host the Republican Party's national convention for the first time in its history. The New-York Historical Society will mark...

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From Abyssinian To Zion: Photographs Of Manhattan's Houses Of Worship By David Dunlap
June 22, 2004 - October 24, 2004

This exhibition is based on David Dunlap's eponymous guide to 1,079 houses of worship, (Columbia University Press, 2004). ...

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Radical Hospitality
February 10, 2004 - October 17, 2004

Radical Hospitality will draw upon artifacts, photographs, banners and posters, children's art and video to reveal the story of how ordinary people pitched in to...

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New York: In The Light Of Memory
June 29, 2003 - August 23, 2004
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The General Slocum And Little Germany
June 15, 2004 - August 22, 2004
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From the Classroom to the World: Hine, Ulmann, Strand, Arbus and the Ethical Culture Fieldston School
April 06, 2004 - July 18, 2004

In 2004 the Ethical Culture Fieldston School celebrates 125 years as one of the nation's leading education institutions. Established in 1878 by Felix Adler, the school and the...

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